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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-03-18
ANOTHER SMAS H-UP.
A Passenger Car Broke Up and Travel
Delayed Few Hours.

Delayed n Few Hours.
While the discussion of the great railroad
disaster on the Providence road was at its
height, the public were startled by the re-
port that another accident had occurred on
the same railroad, near Forest Hills station.
Many refused to believe the statement,
thinking that it had been confound9d with
the morning disaster. Investigation of the
report revealed he factthat another accident
had occurred upon the main line, Just beyond
the Forest Hills station.
As near as can be ascertained, the facts are
that the local tram for Forest Hills and way
stations which leaves Bos on at 6. p m. ,
started out in charge OF new engineer and
crew. Forest Hills station was reached in
safety and all the PASSENGER had left the
train AS usual, tire train ran ahead, the en-
gine was uncoupled and flying switch was
made in order to place the engine upon the
proper end of the train for the return trip,
there being no turntable at this point. In
some manner the engine failed to run far
enough ahead of the switch The
forwlrd passenger Car struck tn. rear end
of the tender Of the engine a glancIng
blow, which smashed in The end of the
passenger car, and the car was thrown off
the iron and across the inward and third
tracks, completely blocking these two tracks
and leaving the outward track the only
clear one. When the passenger car struck
the tender of the engine O large hole was
broken in the tank, the water ran out and
thus the engine was totally disabled 1t
took nearly two hours to clear the tracks,
during which time all inward trains were
bockaded it being impossible to run them
around the wreck by means of the outward
track.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-03-18
PROPOSED Grant Memorial Bridge.

The Boston Herald illustrates and de-
'cribes grand bridge which it is pro
posed to erect across the Potomac at
Washington as a memorial to General
Grant. Monumental character is given
20 the bridge chiefly by its two central
piers and the towers arising therefrom.
These piers are 100 feet apart in the clear,
md between them is draw span for the
passage of sailing vessels. When opened,
:he leaves of this draw fold upward and
pack into recesses provided in the towers,
n such manner as to mar in the least
possible degree the appearance and effect
If the towers. These two towers, SINH
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-03-18
Is,

trucks had broken Off and rolled down the
embankment. The engine had been detached
and had gone to Boston for assistance. On
approaching nearer found that FIVE cars
were lying in the roadway under the bridge
The rear car, the smoker, had turned COM
pletely over and was lying on its top Two
of the cars were completely demolished, and
were fit for kindling wood. The other two
were piled up in a heap, one on top Of the
other. The bridge itself was completely
gone, not a vestige Of it being visible
but the abutment. One of the railroad tracks
that went over the bridge was bent over like
an oxbow, and lay at the side of the embank-
ment. The iron trestle work of the bridge
was mixed up with the wreck of the cars
should judge that arrived about IS minutes
after the accident had happened. found
the fire department Of engine 2s, Jamaica
Plain, at work when arrived. They were
clearing away the wreck and taking out
bodies. Captain Vinal of station is was at
hand with a force of police, rendering all
necessary assistance. There were very few
cries beard emanating from the wreck. All
that were audible were the means Of the
wounded and dying. saw
in all, thirteen bodies taken out
seven women and six men, and I'll ey wers all
dead. l saw several wounded carried away.
Some got out of the wreck themselves, and
some were helped out. Drs. Stedman, Gerry
and Tompkins of Jamaica Plain and DIR.
Goddard Of Boston were on the spot at o
o'clock, when left for the city, caring for
the sufferers. The police ambulance from
station was teleI honed for. Before it an
rived the bodies were taken away in car
riages and wagons, and mattresses were pro-
vided without stint. The residents did every
thing in their power to alleviate the suffer-
ings. The Sturtevant Blower people fur
nj he'd all their teams.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-03-18

ar in general outline, rise from the piers
% height of 1856 feet above the deck of
he bridge and $50 feet above the water.
They are to be of granite, quarry faced
md massive, intended to express, as fer
IS possible in their general design, the
character of General Grant. The towers
Ire pierced for the roadway by an arch
way equal to it in width and of properly
proportional height. From the bridge,
therefore, these towers will have the ap-
oearance of triumphal arches of magnifi-
cent proportions. Above and about these
arches, and emplaced upon the towers,
ire to be suitable allegorical designs and
Inscriptions. Provision will be made,
also, for the employment of memorial
stones or other objects which may be
dedicated for the purpose to the memory
Of General Grant or in commemoration of
the restoration of the Union by countries,
States, or societies. Beside these princi-
pal towers, smaller ones are designed to
be erected on the other main piers of the
bridge suitable to accompany and lead up
to the main central features The road
way of the bridge proper is supported on
eLcCl alShCoJ oPlAhSih Juo' "pONO hiSh
water line, from granite piers. These
arch spans vary in width, being 24O feet
next the central towers and 1870 feet to-
ward the shores. The bridge is planned
with roadway forty feet in width, and
sidewalks ten feet in width, all to be
paved with asphalt. This will make the
entire width sixty feet, and furnish ample
accommodations for the greatest crowds
that will ever wish to cross it, even on
Decoration day.
The drawbridge will only have to be
opened for the passage of sailing vessels,
as there is clear height of fifty feet be-
meath it and beneath the adjacent arch
spans, and thus ample headway for steam
ers, barges, tows, etc. AS it is planned
to be constructed of simple materials,
without any attempt at ornamentation,
depending for its beauty and character
upon its grandeur of design, it will be
safe to assume that the cost will not be
excessive.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-03-18
THEY ALL WORE BLACK MASKS.
Robbery of a Railway Office in Cole
man, Tcx.-S30OO Secured.

Robbery OF a Railway Office in Cole
man, Tcx.-S30OO Secured.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad
few days ago, was the Gene of "ho'd up"
resulting in tue loss TO the express railroad
and employees of over 5000 James Muse,
the express messenger; Harry Brecn, the
night operator and two men were in the
deFot Muse had occasion to go out about
3.O4 o'clock, aud camo running back and
said, Some one is robbing the cars :"
The party started TO the cars, when Breen
told Muse to run back and get some
thing to shoot with. Muse went back
towards the depot to get his six-shooter,
when three men jumped out from the south
door of the depot, pointed sixshooters in his
face, and told him with oa hs to open the
depot With a revolver under his ear Muse
opened the safe, and the robbers got two
express packages, one of S250O and the
other of $500, and a package of $50 of
railroad money, MUSES. pocketOook with $l5j
in it, and his gold watch worth $l25.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-03-18
OLD LANDMARK DOOMED.
A Relic of Colonial Days to he DemOi-
ishal

Relic of Colonial Days to he DcmOi-
ished.
An old building on Main street, Plymouth,
owned by the Plymouth Savings Bank Cor
poration, and occupied by several stores, has
been sold at auction for S27, by 3. A. Hathl-
way. The north, rly end was at one time the
old council house of Plymouth colony and
stood in the town square. In 1749 the build
ing was sold and taken down to make room
for the present town house, which was used
as u court house at the time of its erection.
The council house was rebuilt as an addition
to an old building on its present site The
frame is principally of hewn oak, and dates
back to the early days of the colony. A con-
dition of the sale is that the purchaser must
demolish the building before April 2, to
make room for new brick block for the Use
nj tha hanLy
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-03-18

Inere ar 1900 lawyers in Boston, or one
lawyer to every 800 souls.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-03-18
FOUR SERIOUSLY INJURED.

A Horse Car becomes stuck On n Railway
Crossing and is Struck by n Fast lGx-
press Train.
A car of the Second aud Third Street
Railway Company of Philadelphia became
fast in the rails at the crossing of the
Pennsylvania railroad at Frankfort avenue
The occupants of the car jumped out, and
when the car had been released the passen-
gers began boarding it again. just then a
fast train came along and struck four of
those " no had not yet entered. George II.
Feester of 252 Collins street was injured
about the head and body Ida. his wife,
was seriously injured eternally Ada, their
three'year>old daughter, had both feet cut
or and is reported as having since died. D.
e. Malone, the diver of the car, was slightly
injured
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-03-18
STEAMERS 500 FEET LONG.
Vessels That can Cross the Atlantic at
Speed of 20 to 30 Knots.

Speed of 10 to 3O Knots.
H. Duncan, Greenock shipbuilder said,
in the course of recent lecture that he
looked forward to seeing steamers 500 feet
long, which will be able to cross the Atlantic
at speed Of twenty-five to thirty knots an
hour He also said that his experience as a
shipbuilder has taught him that there should
be in q vessel a certain proportion between
the length ond tho relative speed of the YES
sci which might be expected. The length
should not be less in speed than ths square of
the speed for which the vessel is designed
Thus ten knot vessel should measure 100
feet in length ;one to attain fifteen knots
22!i feet and so on.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-03-18
MRS, HARRIET BEEcHeR STOWE.
How She Received the News of Her
Brothers Death.

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is in such
feeble health that it was impossible for her to
attend the funeral of her brother Henry.
She is living quietly at her hcme in Hartford,
Conn, and although feeble, is quite as strong
as at any time for year pas. She is a year
older than He1ry Ward, and feels the effects
of advancing years She received the
announcement of his death with composure,
and manifested no signs of breaking down, as
was feared During the last visit to this
city of the late Rev. Henry Ward Reecher,
last fall, he expressed to his sister his belief
of approaching death, and that he antici-
pated that it would to by apop!exy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-03-18
SKETCH OF ESSEX CO., VT.
by H. G. BENTON,
A NativeOf Guildhal.

Covering period Of over 122 years
Of most interesting nature, and about
wonderfully smart and daring people.
The book is not confined to the town
of Guildhall alone, but includes as
well all the towns at one time known
us Upper Coos"
All about the first settlement made
In Coos or Essex counties. First mills
erected In the above named counties.
"The Old Essex Bank" New ideas
regarding the famous Rogers expsdi-
tion. Journal kept by the frat man
who ever explored this section; his
party first striking Indians at Guild
hall or Northumberland, &C., SO.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-08
4 RADICAL HOWL.

A number of Grand Army people are
making themselves supremacy redicu-
lous in connection with the annual en-
campment to be held in st. Louis i'm Sep
TENDER. 1t is known that President
Cleveland has accepted an invitation to
be in st. Louis at that time, and this
fact has been advertised far and wide.
No good American citizen would sup
pose that there could be any objection
to the president of the United States
attending any public gathering; but
there is. y number of hot-headed rad
icals, who have at all times favored
making the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie political organization, opposed to
the democratic party, now loudly OBJ
ject to the president appearing at st.
Louis during the encampment. One
general" j. NJ. Tuttle, Of Iowa, thinks
that the effort to have the president
visit n Grand Army encampmcnt is
nothing less than some rebel scheme"
to capture that organization, and then
he proceeds, III an interview in prom
inent st. Louis newspaper to make an
ass of himself in the most approved
fashion. lie said:
We'll, the boys may all want to be
here if there's going to he trouble, too.
don't mean fighting, but unpleasant
things said and done. But, if they
want fighting, by Cd, we can give
EN- some of that. We've done il be-
nd /
how to do it again. know they will
have their political clubs there and try
To work them in on us, but 1T won't
work; we are not going to have our re-
union turned into a political boom.
We have faced the democracy before in
solid ranks when they were behind
guns, and we can face them now when
they attempt to subvcTt the purposes of
our organization"
And his remarks were applauded by
a number of men of his kind. Men
who would never have been heard of
but for the war, and who would not
have been remembered for even one
year after the close of theswar had not
they proclaimed their own greatness
from the Grand Army housetop.
There are as good men in the Grand
Army as live in this country, but they
are no better than thousands of demo-
Gratis who do not air their importance
i'm that respectable organization.
There are democrats who were as
good soldiers in the Union army as any
radical who now lives solely on the sat
isfaction that he gets out OF abusing
the democratic party.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-08
Hazslton happenings.

The latest dodge is TO ship beer from
Kiowa to Hazelton in egg cases. They
don't look as suspicious as beer cases,
and are lighter to handle. The people
OF IIazelton are just finding out that
railroads are very expensive kind of
luxury. They talk Of voting more bonds
to square up the running expense of
the committee. d. Sharon township has
a candidate for county commissioner in
the person of Mr.. Dement,, a republi-
can. The Knights oil Labor at Hazel
ton talk of celebrating the Fourth of
July. The plan is for Searon and Kio-
wa assemblies to unite with uazelton
assembly. The three organizations
have about 200 members. Speaking
of Kiowa reminds US that it would take
a committee of at least fifteen to find
the Kiowa boom. think it has gone
south, by way of Texas. Il. s. Rinear
and Sam Medaris have gotten back
from Texas They are not wild over
the outlook down there, and 1 do not
think they will leave us yet awhile -.
MI. VIM has closed his blacksmith
shop, and will move his family back to
Indiana in three or four weeks. .E.
b. Peck, our Mayor, has accepted a DO
sition as superintendent of the gas
works at Wichita, position he is wen
qualified to Gil, having had experience
in:the business back east. u. O. Ha-
zelton is adding greatly to the appear
ance of the European hotel; in fact, he
is showing more enterprise and good
taste than any man on Main street.
w. j. Nelson gave his friends an. ice
cream social on Saturday evening, and
on Sunday he took the train for the
east, Pennsylvania being his destina-
ton. We heard man say, the other
day, that he had the history of the rail-
road business written up, ready for
publication. We think it would make
some interesting reading for the tax
payers, if published in full. D.. Several
of our people will visit the assembly at
Winfield during the session from the
eth TO the 18th. CITIZEN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-08

Senator Vest: 1.-The significant thing
about Mr.. Sherman's speech at Spring
held is his attempt to force the bloody
shirt into the next canvass. He Obvi-
ouslY thinks there is at least one more
president in that garment, and he
therefore unfolds it as his banner. 1
am glad of 1t. There is no issue upon
which defeat is so certain to his party.
The fact that the republican leaders
are driven to it, is the highest compli-
ment to Cleveland's administration.
We were told in the last canvass that
the election of a democrat would de-
stroy confidence and PROSTATE business.
Instead of this, unexampled prosperity
and activity prevails everywhere, and
Northern capital Is pouring into the
South for investment, where life and
property were said to be insecure, by
reason Of democratic supremacy. The
people of this country are too busy
with the present to snarl and howl in
the graveyard OF dead issues. There is
not an honest man who does not know
that the democrats are as loyal to our
institutions and as anxious for the hon
or and welfare of the country as their
opponents. There is not a creature
above the intellectual grade of an idiot
who does not know that Mr.. Cleveland
has given the country an honest, clean,
patriotic administration, and that he
has earnestly labored for the welfare of
all sections. Mr.. Sherman came from
Washington to Springfield for the pur-
pose of arousing sectional hate, yet at
the national capital he had Just seen
the young men of the North and South
camping together, under the shadow of
the capitol and at the base of Washing
toms monument, with no antagonism
save the honorable rivalry of excelling
in preparation for the defence of n COM
mon country. Mr.. Sherman knows it,
but he seeks To achieve party and per-
sonal success by insinuating that there
is covert attempt to revive them.
This is about as sincere as Mr.. Sher-
mans pretended love for the present
currency composed of greenbacks, ma
tional bank notes, coin, silver certif-
Gates, gold and silver coin, all equal to
gold, and equal to each other.'n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-08

The meeting of Dunkards at Ottawa,
last week, passed off satisfactorily, the
attendance being the largest in the his
tory of the church In the west. There
were hundreds of representatives from
the eastern states and these were given
every opportunity to learn of the won
ders of Kansas. AS Barber county was
well represented at Ottawa, we feel
confident that many more of these good
people will locate here. A correspond
ent, writing from Ottawa, says: II
visited the park yesterday and sat for a
half hour on one of the tree benches en-
joying the scene, which was very differ
ent from that viewed at the assembly.
The crowd was not so great rs on Tues
day when there were 10000 present,
but it was sufficiently large to GIL the
park with life. Itwas busy and ami
mated, but quiet and peaceful compa-
ny. The absence of fuss and feathers
in their dress was no more noticeable
than that of worry and wrinkles in
their faces, and could not avoid coz
Meeting the two as cause and effect.
Think what vista of lifelong restful-
ness it must open before a woman to
know that the shape Of her bonnet and
style of her dress are forever settled.
The calm of it would almost atone for
the monotony; and the monotony is by
no means unbroken. A large proper
ton of the women wear plain brown
or black without fold or wrinkle in it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-08


II will be remembered that mob in
Harper county, one year ago, killed
two OF the Weaver boys, who had shot
n man named Shearer, who afterwards
recovered and turned out to be n bad
man himself. At the time there was
10 sympathy for the Weavers, and
their parents had to sell out and leave
the county. Then, the following from
the Anthony Democrat is interesting
just now: Zone of the finest monu-
ments in our cemetery is the one erect
cd 10 the memory of the Weaver boys.
IL is made OF granite, highly polished,
and the two columns are Joined with a
very handsomely carved arch at the
top, and at the base OF the columns
there are inscriptions bearing the date
OF the birth and death of each"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-08


Attorney General Bradford was in
Wichita last Thursday and Friday to
look into violations OF the prohibitory
law. lie Tesurected two old informa-
tions that had not been acted on, pros
ecuted them In the district court and
convicted each defendant on nine
counts and caused them TO be fined,
each 5000 and sentenced to go days in
Jail. THIS had the effect Of Temporal
rily closing every saloon and ''joint"
I'm Wichita. But, the attorney general
proposes to go further. lie will ask
the governor TO appoint police COM
missioners for Wichita and these win
take charge Of the enforcement OF the
law. We were i'm Wichita on last
Friday and Saturday and to say that
the people are disguised Is putting is
mildly. They had learned to believe
that the power Of Marsh Murdoch and
his Eagle was sufficient to protect them
from all inyasions, but they were mis-
taken.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-08

The Santa Fc railroad las equipped
its Topeka and Kansas City accommo-
dation train with electric signal bells
and electric attachment for releasing
the air-brakes. The attachment has
been in use about week and the train
men are perfectly delighted with il.
The greatest trouble that has been ex-
perienced with the Westinghouse
brakes in the past Is that they would
sometimes stick to the wheels and IL
would require from three quarters
of a minute to five minutes to look n
train over and let the air out Of the
chambers before it could start. Under
the new arrangement the brakes can be
released instantly by the engineer
touching an electric button. Another
electric system has also been arranged
to take the place of the bell cord, which
in long trains has been found ineffec-
tive. Under the electric signal code,
the conductor can touch an electric
button In any Of the coaches and it
blows small whistle i'm the engine.
The engineer touches a button in the
cab, which rings n small bell in all the
coaches, signifying that he has heard
the-s signal. All the passenger trains
on the system will be equipped in the
same manner as soon IS the work can
be done.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-08

A war of the races has broken out in
the Indian Territory among the Chloe
taws. There is three cornered phase
To the beligerency. The full bloOds
und half-breeds are arrayed against
each other and they arc both united in
their hatred of the "squaw men," as
they call the white men who have mar
ried Indian women. There would 5r
general rejoicing on the outside IL the
Indian tribes would unite and exter-
Ininate the "squaw men" absolutely.
They are n class OF greedy, unprin-
cipled scoundrels, who would marry
into family OF balloons, IL thereby,
they could acquire property. There is
nothing too mean for squaw man to
do.